CFP: Academic Labor and the New Politics of Consensus (8/1/03; collection)

full name / name of organization:

Megan V. Davis

contact email:

mvdavis@gwu.edu

Call for PapersEdited Collection

Academic Labor and the New Politics of Consensus

In an effort to extend the conversations taking place around issues ofacademic labor into the broader academic and public domains, we are puttingtogether an edited collection of work that engages the position of academiclabor at this historical moment. This collection will be built primarily onthe papers and panels of the 9th Annual Human Sciences Conference and willaddress knowledge production and restriction, the erosion of academia as aviable form of life, privatization of the university and the language ofcapitalism as well as the impact of the discourses of compulsory patriotism,liberal and conservative humanitarianism and capitalist-scientificprofessionalism. In this context, the collection will ask what we can do toreclaim our voices as agents of change and promoters of critique anddissent.

Papers are welcome from panelists, speakers and audience members who haveattended this conference as well as academics and activists who did notattend the conference. We’re open to collaborative papers and to work thatexplores these issues outside the framework of the traditional academicessay. In addition to pursuing print publication for this collection, wemay explore the possibility of a simultaneous Web publication of some or allof the papers.

Inquiries concerning the collection and possible projects may be directedto:

Megan DavisGraduate Program in Human Sciencesmvdavis_at_gwu.edu

Articles should be no longer than 20 pages, inclusive of notes andbibliography. All references should be formatted in accordance with MLAguidelines. Deadline for initial submissions is August 1, 2003.